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Table 1 Sampling strategy: scales of analytical focus and sample size.
| Sample type |
Sample size |
Sample nature |
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| Excavation |
Unit of excavation |
Intact > disaggregated |
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| Micro-excavation: field laboratory |
Large block c. 50 cm3 |
Intact > disaggregated |
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| Micro-excavation and sub-sampling: specialist analytical
laboratory |
Small block c. 10 cm3 |
Intact > disaggregated |
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| Micromorphology |
Slice 13.5 x 6.5 cm, 25-30 µm |
Intact |
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| Flotation |
30 litres |
Disaggregated |
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| Archive |
250-500 g |
" |
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| Specific samples for organic, inorganic and microscopic
analyses |
500 g - 0.5 g |
" |
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